Date of birth:

1917 (Bridgetown/Barbados, United Kingdom)

Service number:

J3508

Nationality:

Canadian (1931-present, Constitutional Monarchy)

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Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

Acting Flight Lieutenant

Unit:

No. 416 (City of Oshawa) Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force

Awarded on:

September 11th, 1942

Citation:
"This officer has completed sorties over enemy territory and has destroyed at least four enemy aircraft. On one occasion, although wounded in the leg, Flight Lieutenant Archer flew his badly damaged aircraft back to the base where he executed a skilful landing. He is a most efficient leader."

• - Third Supplement to The London Gazette Issue 35699 published on the 8 September 1942
  - Air Force Association of Canada